期刊
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
卷 295, 期 3-4, 页码 342-348出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.04.002
关键词
speleothem; seasonality; Holocene; Bermuda High; Summer North Atlantic Oscillation; East Central North America
资金
- NSF [EAR 0903071, EAR 0902867]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Earth Sciences [902952] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Earth Sciences
- Directorate For Geosciences [0902867, 0903071] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We present a replicated record of Holocene climate change from a cave in West Virginia, USA. Based on analysis of stable isotopes in precipitation (delta O-18(c)) from the closest Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) station in Coshocton, OH, we interpret enriched oxygen isotopes in calcite (delta O-18(c)) as representing an increase in the relative contribution of summer precipitation to annual totals. Significant coherence between local summer (July and August) precipitation and the Summer North Atlantic Oscillation (SNAO) index on multi-decadal timescales suggests that summer precipitation in our study area is strongly influenced by changes in the Bermuda High. A strengthened Bermuda High circulation would increase summer precipitation amounts in the region and lead to enriched delta O-18(c) of speleothem calcite. Our delta O-18(c) record achieves maximum values during the mid-Holocene, consistent with previous studies indicating an intensified Bermuda High circulation at that time. At 4.2 ka, delta O-18(c) transitions to lower values at a time when numerous records around the globe document significant changes in the hydrologic budget. Over the last 2000 years, there are intervals of substantially decreased delta O-18(c) coincident with aridity in the Yucatan, Alpine glacial advances, and a weakened Asian summer monsoon. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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